Thursday, November 27, 2008Titans' 35 first-half points a Turkey Day record
By Paul KuharskyESPN.com

AP Photo/Paul Sancya

Titans RB Chris Johnson had 89 yards and two TDs in the first quarter.

Posted by ESPN.com's Paul Kuharsky

DETROIT -- There is not much suspense here at Ford Field, where the Titans are up on the Lions, 35-10, at halftime.

Elias Sport Bureau reports that the 35 first-half points by the Titans are the most ever by a team playing on Thanksgiving. The previous high: 27, in 2004 (Indianapolis vs. Detroit) and 1990 (Detroit vs. Denver).

I suspect someone in your house is asleep on your couch, so I am writing this very quietly. Please read it in a whisper.

Running against this defense certainly has the Titans feeling good about themselves, but how much are they really fixing things when they're facing such feeble defense?

With the Titans up 25, I yield the floor to Vince Masi of ESPN Research, who provides some excellent notes on this game:

Johnson's 58-yard touchdown run was the Titans' fifth run of 50-plus yards this season (three by Johnson, two by White). No other team has more than two such runs this year. It was their third touchdown run of 50-plus yards this season (two by Johnson, one by White), also most in the NFL this year.

The Titans' 21 points in the first quarter were their most in a quarter since scoring 24 points in the fourth quarter in Week 12 of the 2006 season -- a 24-21 win over the Giants.

The Titans' 121 rushing yards in the first quarter was four more than the team rushed for over the previous six quarters combined (72 in the second half at Jacksonville, 45 total against the Jets).

The Lions have now been outscored 91-41 in the first quarter this season.